Bulldog Families,
This morning Governor Parson along with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced the following new updates for determining close contacts to a positive COVID-19 individual.
Under the updated guidance, proper mask wearing may now prevent individuals from being identified as close contacts in K-12 schools that have implemented a mask mandate. This means that if both individuals at school – the person diagnosed with COVID-19 and the person exposed to the positive case – have masks on and are wearing them correctly, the individual exposed does not need to quarantine.
See the updated guidance here: https://dese.mo.gov/sites/default/files/COVID-MO-K12-Reopening-Guidance.pdf
We will be working with local health departments to determine the best way to implement these new guidelines and will be sharing more soon. Please make sure your student(s) continue to come to school with their mask. We want to keep all students and staff safe and healthy and in school. Please review the scenarios below.
Students (at school) received a yearbook order form today. Special personalization offers are available until Nov. 27 for $41.25. Books without cover name or icons are $35. Forms may returned to the school office or orders can completed online here: shorturl.at/ixCM2
Happy Veterans Day to all who have served our great nation! We’re thankful for each of you, and especially thankful for our staff members who served: Kevin Butler, Jeff Casady, Larry Meyer, and Lewis West. Thank you, gentlemen!
Basketball jamborees are this Friday! The girls will be @Aurora for a 5pm start and will face Aurora, Ash Grove, and Southwest. The boys will be @Southwest and will play Southwest and Exeter beginning at 6pm. Admission for both jamborees will be canned food items! GO BULLDOGS!!
Cross Country State Update: Zane Johnson finishes 74th with a time of 19:20, and Lance Greenwell finishes 133rd with a time of 20:52. Great season for all the boys and girls runners this fall!
Students are designing ONE yearbook for the entire PK-12 school! On SALE now through November 27th. Purchase your 2021 yearbook with a personalization package and receive FOUR FREE icons for only $41.25! (Regular price per icon is $3.65 each.) Non-personalized yearbooks are also on sale for $35.00. Follow the link to Jostens online store to buy your book of memories today. >> shorturl.at/ixCM2
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Due to our wellness break and a continued effort to keep our students and staff safe, we are sad to announce our annual Veterans Day assembly will be cancelled this year. We appreciate our veterans so much and look forward to next year! We do have a small token of our appreciation for veterans. In the weeks to come, we will be reaching out to those who have attended our assembly in the past to schedule a pickup time.
Junior High and High School Students: Please check your email for a message from Mr. Willis regarding the break and your expectations! We will be following a shortened class period schedule!
During this virtual learning period, free lunch and breakfast will be available to families beginning Nov 2 and continue through November 10. These meals may be picked up from 11:00- noon each day at the elementary front entrance.
JH Basketball: The #3 seeded Lady Bulldogs defeated #2 seeded College Heights 34-25 last night in the conference semifinals to advance to the championship game vs. Verona on Thursday night! Game time will be at 5:30! GO BULLDOGS!
Bulldogs win tonight in the first round of districts in 4 sets. Congratulations to Coach Creekmore for reaching career win #100 as a head coach at Wheaton!
This week is Red Ribbon Week! Join us for our spirit week in showing our school is drug free!
Bulldogs win their final home game tonight! We will begin district play at Verona vs. Verona on Monday. Go Bulldogs!
We are ready for our drive-thru reading night!! We will be here from 5-6!
Parents of Junior High and High School students: Parent teacher conferences are this afternoon/evening from 1:00 - 6:00. All conferences are being done via phone call. Please feel free to call the high school at your convenience. 652-7249.
Junior High Boys and Girls Basketball Conference Tournament brackets for next week. Host: Wheaton
Class 1 District 8 Volleyball Tournament: Hosted by Verona
Come out for our Drive-Thru Reading Night, tomorrow, October 22nd from 5-6! We will have one bag per family/vehicle. All you have to do is drive up and a staff member will hand you your book bag! This is first come, first serve! You don’t want to miss it! We look forward to seeing you!
Games tonight:
Volleyball - 5:00 vs. Purdy, followed by Southwest (make-up game) PINK OUT NIGHT
JH Basketball: 5:30 at Westview
GO BULLDOGS!
The NHS would like to thank each and every person that came out to the blood drive Friday. We collected 18 units which could potentially help 54 people in our area. If you were unable to donate, we would like to encourage you to find another location and donate there. Blood supplies in the area are in great demand and any donation can help. Thank you again to everyone! We love this community and are proud to be a small part of it!